Elaine Chao

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Biography

Ms. Elaine Chao serves as a Board Member and Corporate Governance and Public Responsibilities Committee Member at Kroger. On August 2, 2021, the Board of Directors of The Kroger Co. elected Elaine L. Chao to serve as a director. Elaine Chao's distinguished career has involved leading domestic and international organizations across the public, private and non-profit sectors, including serving as U.S. Secretary of Labor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, director on numerous Fortune 500 public company boards, president and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of America, director of the Peace Corps and a banker with Citicorp and Bank of America. Elaine Chao is both the first Asian-Pacific American woman to serve in the President's cabinet in U.S. history and the longest-serving U.S. cabinet secretary since World War II. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School after receiving her undergraduate degree in Economics from Mount Holyoke College. Recognized for her extensive record of accomplishments and public service, she is also the recipient of 37 honorary doctorate degrees. Elaine Chao is elected to serve until Kroger's annual meeting of shareholders in June 2022, at which time she will stand for election by the shareholders.